Wealthy New York banker Daniel Van Dyke summons his wild family to announce that he is ill and plans to plead guilty to charges of income tax evasion in order to go to prison and get a rest from their antics. His cellmate is the notorious bootlegger Spot Ricardi, who regards himself as a businessman not unlike Van Dyke. The two become close friends, and Ricardi urges Van Dyke to take a stern hand in disciplining his family. As Van Dyke dies, he appoints Ricardi trustee of his estate, muttering "sucker" with his last breath. Upon his release, Ricardi changes his name to Joe Ricard and refuses to rejoin Tex and his former buddies of the underworld. To satisfy the family's curiosity about Ricardi, Van Dyke's daughter Carol poses as a reporter and visits him in Central Park, but he realizes her identity and dunks her in the lake. Ricardi then informs the family that he is taking charge, and orders Carol to end her engagement to Alan Bartlett, a pompous actor. Carol ignores his orders and sponsors a Coney Island party for her fiancé, at which she shows off Ricardi's former gangland car that she has bought. The angry Ricardi drives Carol and the car into the country, then sends the automobile over an embankment, which causes some suspicious farmers to take them prisoner. Ricardi falls in love with Carol, and although the feeling is not returned, he frightens Alan out of marrying her. In reply, Carol contacts Tex and suggests that Ricardi's former gang kidnap her to extort a ransom payment from Ricardi. When the police follow Ricardi with ...
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Wealthy New York banker Daniel Van Dyke summons his wild family to announce that he is ill and plans to plead guilty to charges of income tax evasion in order to go to prison and get a rest from their antics. His cellmate is the notorious bootlegger Spot Ricardi, who regards himself as a businessman not unlike Van Dyke. The two become close friends, and Ricardi urges Van Dyke to take a stern hand in disciplining his family. As Van Dyke dies, he appoints Ricardi trustee of his estate, muttering "sucker" with his last breath. Upon his release, Ricardi changes his name to Joe Ricard and refuses to rejoin Tex and his former buddies of the underworld. To satisfy the family's curiosity about Ricardi, Van Dyke's daughter Carol poses as a reporter and visits him in Central Park, but he realizes her identity and dunks her in the lake. Ricardi then informs the family that he is taking charge, and orders Carol to end her engagement to Alan Bartlett, a pompous actor. Carol ignores his orders and sponsors a Coney Island party for her fiancé, at which she shows off Ricardi's former gangland car that she has bought. The angry Ricardi drives Carol and the car into the country, then sends the automobile over an embankment, which causes some suspicious farmers to take them prisoner. Ricardi falls in love with Carol, and although the feeling is not returned, he frightens Alan out of marrying her. In reply, Carol contacts Tex and suggests that Ricardi's former gang kidnap her to extort a ransom payment from Ricardi. When the police follow Ricardi with the ransom, Tex believes that he has been betrayed. Tex then shoots fellow gangster Fingers Boston after Boston tells Carol that Tex plans to kill her. Ricardi finds Finger's body with a note attached to it indicating the location of the mansion where Carol is being held. The police arrest Ricardi, but he escapes and leads them to the mansion, where the gang is captured. Tex is about to kill Ricardi, but Ricardi shoots him, then finds Carol in the cellar beating another gangster senseless. Safe from danger, Ricardi and Carol embrace, and finally admit their true feelings for each other.
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